NJCAA 2010 DII SOFTBALL CHAMPIONSHIP MAY 20, 2010
NJCAA DIVISION II SOFTBALL NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
Tournament Location: Champion Fields; Normal, Illinois
Tournament Director: Matt Hawkins
Bloomington Normal CVB
3201 CIRA Dr., Suite 201
Bloomington, IL 61704
Office: 800-433-8226 / Fax: 309-661-0743 / Email: matt@visitbn.org
NJCAA Representative: Berdy Kuiken
Game results will be posted at http://www.bloomingtonnormalcvb.org/details.cfm?id=639 following each session
OFFICIAL BRACKET
Qualifying Teams (Records are prior to tournament play)
District A (Region 1): South Mountain Community College, Ariz. (42-23)
District B (Region 4A): Black Hawk College-Moline, Ill. (37-12)
District C (Region 4B): Kankakee Communty College, Ill. (56-5)
District D (Region 6A): Johnson County Community College, Kan. (45-9)
District E (Region 6B): Highland Community College, Kan. (36-13)
District F (Region 9, 11): Iowa Lakes Community College (59-9)
District G (Region 12A): Muskegon Community College, Mich. (54-8)
District H (Region 12B): Mott Community College, Mich. (37-12)
District I (Region 3, 15, 21): Mercyhurst North East, Pa. (35-13)
District J (Region 2, 16): Murray State College, Okla. (12-37)
District K (Region 19): Mercer County Community College, N.J. (28-10)
District L (Region 20): Cecil College, Md. (29-11)
District M (Region 23A): East Central Community College, Miss. (44-9-1)
District N (Region 23B, 22): Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College (36-15)
District O (Region 24A): Parkland College, Ill. (46-16)
District P (region 24B): Heartland Community College, Ill. (37-18)
Tournament Seeding*
*seeding handled by section directors in accordance to NJCAA bylaws
1. Kankakee 56-5
2. Iowa Lakes 59-9
3. Muskegon 54-8
4. Johnson Co 45-9
5. East Central 44-9
6. South Mountain 36-15
7. Parkland 46-16
8. Mississippi Gulf 36-15
9. Heartland 37-18
10. Black Hawk 37-12
11. Highland 36-13
12. Mott 37-12
13. Mercyhurst 35-13
14. Mercer 28-10
15. Cecil 29-11
16. Murray State 12-37
Muskegon Downs Kankakee for DII Softball Title
Normal, Ill. -- In just its first appearance in the NJCAA Division II Softball Championship Tournament, Muskegon CC (Mich.) made its presence known by defeating Kankakee CC (Ill.) 2-0 Saturday, May 22 in Normal, Ill., to capture the 2010 NJCAA DII Softball Championship.
The national championship is the first for Muskegon in any women's sport and also marks the first DII softball championship for a NJCAA member school from the state of Michigan since Lansing CC (Mich.) won the title in 2002.
After allowing five earned runs to Kankakee in the first title game of the day, Tournament MVP Ashley White dominated the second championship game for Muskegon. White was near perfect, throwing a complete game two-hit shutout. She struck out two and walked two.
Muskegon scored their lone two runs of the game in the third inning when the team got a clutch RBI single from Ashley Melchert. Chelsea Kurant, who singled earlier in the inning, then stole home to give the Jahawks 2-0 lead they would never surrender.
Muskegon, who entered the tournament as the No. 3 seed, ends the season at 59-9, while Kankakee closes out 2010 at 61-7.
Complete Tournament Team Stats
First Round Pairings - May 20th
Game 1 - Kankakee def. Murray State, 4-3
Game 2 - Heartland def. Mississippi Gulf Coast, 4-2
Game 3 - East Central def. Mott, 7-0
Game 4 - Johnson County def. Mercyhurst, 7-3
-Play Stopped due to Weather-
May 21st - (Games 5-8 begin at 9 a.m.)
Game 5 - Muskegon def. Mercer, 5-1
Game 6 - South Mountain def. Highland, 12-4
Game 7 - Parkland def. Black Hawk, 3-2
Game 8 - Iowa Lakes def. Cecil, 8-0
Game 9 - Mississippi Gulf Coast def. Murray State, 9-1
Game 10- Mercyhurst def. Mott, 7-2
Game 11 - Mercer def. Highland, 8-7
Game 12 - Black Hawk def. Cecil, 6-2
Game 13 - Kankakee def. Heartland, 2-1
Game 14 - East Central def. Johnson County, 7-2
Game 15 - Muskegon def. South Mountain, 12-9
Game 16 - Iowa Lakes def. Parkland, 6-2
Game 17 - Black Hawk def. Heartland, 10-0
Game 18 - Johnson County def. Mercer, 9-4
Game 19 - Mercyhurst def. South Mountain, 4-2
Game 20 - Mississippi Gulf Coast def. Parkland, 8-4
Game 21 - Kankakee def. East Central, 3-1
Game 22 - Muskegon def. Iowa Lakes, 4-3
Game 23 - Mississippi Gulf Coast def. Mercyhurst, 9-7
Game 24 - Johnson County def. Black Hawk, 8-1
May 22nd (Games Begin at 9 a.m.)
Game 25 - East Central def. Mississippi Gulf Coast, 4-2
Game 26 - Iowa Lakes def. Johnson County, 1-0
Game 27 - Muskegon def. Kankakee, 2-0
Game 28 - Iowa Lakes def. East Central, 10-2
Game 29 - Kankakee def. Iowa Lakes, 2-0
Game 30 - Kankakee def. Muskegon, 9-1
Game 31 - Muskegon def. Kankakee, 2-0
All-Tournament Team
INFIELD
Sam Eimers. Mercyhurst North East
Alicia Selvig, Muskegon
Tara Buchanon, Kankakee
OUTFIELD
Adriana Tabone, Iowa Lakes
Amber Parkison, Johnson County
Ashley Melchert, Muskegon
BATTERY
Taylor Bailey, East Central
Ashley White, Muskegon
Hannah Santora, Kankakee
Brianna DiGioia , Kankakee
UTILITY/DP
Alissa Rohm, Black Hawk
Most Outstanding Pitcher
Julia Nealer, Iowa Lakes
Most Outstanding Offensive Player
Kasie Buckley, East Central
Tournament Most Valuable Player
Ashley White, Muskegon
Coach of the Year
Matthew Houseman, Muskegon